Picture and object target



Jana y R. P. ORR

PICTURE AND OBJECT TARGET Filed Jan. 22

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ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

ROBERT P. BR, 013 SCIEIENECTADY, NEW YORK.

PICTURE AND OBJECT TARGET.

Application filed January 22, i925. Serial No. 4,114.

To all whom 2'75 may concern Be it known that I, ROBER'J P. ORR, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Schenectady, in thecounty of Schenectady and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Picture and Object Target, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to targets for use object to provide an improvedpicture and object wherein figures are presented at different places onthe target which act in a certain sense as bulls eyes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a target for archerywherein a plurality of swinging pictures or objects are provided andpositioned so that they will swing out of the way when struck by anarrow.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is an elevation of a target,disclosing one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 25 but showing a modifiedconstruction wherein the pictures are pivotally mounted or hinged to thebase.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view through Figure 2, approximatelyon line 3--3.

Figure at. is a view similar to the lower part of Figure 3 butdisclosing a further modified form of the invention.

In the practice of archery, different kinds of targets have beenprovided which usually are formed with circles or other means fordesignating the different values of the shot. However, in the targetsjust mentioned, the arrow is partially embedded when the target is hitand later the value of the shot must be ascertained by the distance thesame is from the center of the target. In the present invention, meanshave been provided which more nearly resemble living targets and whichwill give a reality to the practice of shooting arrows not present inthe targets heretofore provided.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 is a target disclosing one embodiment ofthe invention. The target 1 is provided with a body 2 having a pluralityof pictures 3 painted thereon or mounted thereon in any desired manner,as for instance, by being in the practice of archery and has for anformed on paper and pasted in position. If desired, the body 2 could bemade of canvas or other cloth while the pictures 3 could be paper orother desired material. On each of the pictures 3 there is provided theoutline of an animal and when the arrow hits the target, the value ofthe shot is determined by the nearness of the arrow to a vital spot onthe animal or each animal hit be given a certain count or value.

In Figures 2 and 3, another form of the invention is shown wherein thetarget 1 is provided with a body 2 having a number of apertures 24normally filled by pietures 5 which are mounted to swing as indicated inFigure 3. The various pictures 5 may be swingably mounted by a hingestructure 6 formed of paper or cloth pasted onto the body 2' and ontothe picture 5. If desired, rings or other forms of hinge mem bers 7could be used as shown in the lower part of Figures 2 and 3.

When an arrow hits any of the pictures 5 in this form of the invention,the picture will swing out of the way and let the arrow freely passthrough the target without injuring the target and without appreciablyinjuring the picture though a mark may be made thereon whereby the valueof the shot may be ascertained. The various pictures 5 may be made ofmetal, wood, paper or other material and the outlines thereon will befitted or otherwise applied thereto.

In order to make the target even more realistic than the pictures shownin Figure 2, actual figures 8 could be provided as shown in Figure 4:,said figures being mounted on the body 2 in place of the pictures 3 whenusedwith the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1t If desired,the actual figures 8 of the animals could be secured by adhesive orotherwise to the picture members 5 and, consequently,

could swing out of the way when struck by i an arrow. It will be thusseen that in all forms of the invention figures either in picture formor in actual structure are pre sented so as to simulate as near aspossible actual conditions where live animals are being hunted.

What I claim is:

An archers target comprising a body formed with openings therein,members vided with :1 picture 01 an animal Him-( oin said picturesbeing; adapted to be murlml by an arrow when Hil'llCli. while the mem-10 hers: by their swinging movement reru'iil the arrow to pus? ilirougrhthe aperture.

ROBE T P. ORR.

